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Zach Pickard

May 2, 2008

Zach Pickard acts like any other 15-month-old boy. He plays with his friends, has a loving family, and is hardly ever still. But, Zach has been diagnosed with progeria, a genetic disease so rare and random that he is one of only 46 in the world to have it. Because of progeria, his little body will age many decades well before he attends kindergarten. His family is working to raise money for research for the disease.

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    4 Responses to “Zach Pickard”

    1. nell p. jones on May 4th, 2008 12:45 pm

      having known tina since she was a little girl i found the artical well done.a mutual friend had told me about zachs illness,which i deeply regreat.

    2. kristi crochet on May 5th, 2008 8:45 am

      I heard about Zach from his Aunt Pam a friend of mine. She has sent me several things keeping me updated on zach and my heart goes out to all the family. I commend the work you are doing to find something to help these rare and special children. You are in my prayers and wish you heartfelt luck in your conquest. Great big hugs to your adorable son Zach and hang in their God is watching over you.

    3. Valerie Brewer Barnes on May 5th, 2008 12:18 pm

      Tina and I used to attend the same church and I was so sorry to hear of Zach’s illness. However, God has chosen the perfect mother for Zach.

    4. pam hager on May 18th, 2008 8:31 pm

      i want to thank everybody that came out to the pancake breakfast..we had 300 ppl to come out and support progeria research and our family…a very big sorry to the few that waited some time on pancakes and for tables when we got swamped..thank you all for the support and hope to see you again next year.

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